Feb 9 (Reuters) - Western Canada Select (WCS) crude's
discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
tightened on Thursday:
* WCS for March delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, traded
between $19.00 and $18.50 a barrel under WTI, according to
brokerage CalRock, having settled on Wednesday at $19.00 a
barrel under the U.S. benchmark.
* Canadian heavy crude has been steadily narrowing this year
and is expected to strengthen further ahead of a new refinery in
Mexico starting up in July and the Trans Mountain pipeline
expansion being completed later this year.
* Global crude prices eased as oil infrastructure appeared
to have escaped serious damage from the earthquake that
devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, while U.S. inventories
swelled and investors worried about Federal Reserve rate
hikes. (Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Bradley Perrett)
Messaging: nia.williams.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
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